Apocalipse wins title

New team rallies to take championship

Nothing came easy for the newest entry in the North Lauderdale Women's 6v6 soccer league.

Apocalipse rallied from three- and two-goal deficits in the semifinals and the finals of the league to win the championship.

Apocalipse, which finished the regular season in first place and outscored the opposition 25-3 during the year, rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat defending champion Wannabe's 5-4 in overtime to advance to the finals.

The team followed that with a 5-4 victory in the championship against Pacific Coast Roofing.

Elize Freitas scored three goals while Jannine Demoner and Rose Rodriguez scored for Apocalipse in the title game.

Brandi Garcia scored two goals, while Katie Levine and Jenna Slattery scored for Pacific Coast Roofing, which went up 2-0 in the first eight minutes of the game.

Apocalipse scored right before halftime to trim the lead to 2-1 and came out strong to start the second half and scored three times to take a 4-2 lead. Garcia scored the first of her two goals to pull Pacific Coast to within 4-3 before Apocalipse extended the lead to 5-3 on Freitas' third goal of the match. Garcia scored with 10 minutes left as Pacific Coast closed to within 5-4 but couldn't get the equalizer.

Pacific Coast Roofing (4-1) defeated Nation's United 2-1 in the other semifinal to advance to the championship as Katie Levine and Valerie Gutierrez each scored. Lisa Gallignani scored Nation's United's lone goal.

The Florida Storm Girls (1-4) and the Spoilers (0-5) finished out of the playoffs.

Alexander Trivino, Recreation Programmer I for the city of North Lauderdale's Parks and Recreation Department, said there were more teams and players in this year's league than in the past five seasons.

"We had 110 players and six teams," Trivino said. "We are looking to have eight teams next year. The level has gotten very competitive."

Apocalipse player/coach Luciana de Alencar, 22, of Delray Beach, also plays in the Brian Piccolo League and on a coed team. She said she enjoyed playing Sunday mornings in the North Lauderdale League.

"It is a very good league," de Alencar said. "I like it. All of the girls and the teams are good. I would like to play maybe higher, but I am not sure I can. It is very important to win this league."

Deerfield Beach's Kim Rodriguez, 32, grew up playing recreational soccer in Coral Springs and Trivino also threw her team together this season.

"Our first week we didn't have any players," Rodriguez said. "In the beginning of the season, it was hard because we didn't have many players. We would only have six girls showing up with no subs and it was hard."

The next season starts in September. Call 954-726-0789.

WELLINGTON Wave

The Wellington Wave Under-12 girls' team won the Division II Region A Championship and went on to take third in the Hackworth-Davis Cup last month.

Wellington won the regional final despite having to play a player down in the match, and lost in penalty kicks to the eventual champion, Pinellas County in the Hackworth-Davis Cup.

Wellington was also semifinalists in the Plantation Thanksgiving Classic and finalists in the Weston Fury President's Day Tournament.

Wellington won the regional final with a 2-1 overtime victory over Cooper City as Ilana Kraushar in overtime period. Anna Talbot scored in regulation and goalkeeper Adriana Zapata made several key saves.

In the third place game of the Hackworth-Davis Cup, Wellington topped Big Sun Youth Ocala, 4-1 on goals by Sydney McElwain, Katelin Glass, Megan Perry and Ilana Kraushar. The goalkeepers in the match, Adriana Zapata and Katelin Glass, combined to allow just one goal.

W. PINES TAKES TITLE

The West Pines Precision F.C. U-9 team won the Naples 3v3 tournament as it defeated Lehigh Lightning 6-1 in the finals.

West Pines went undefeated and outscored its opposition 47-14. They beat Naples Gold U-10, 10-2 in the semifinals and Lehigh Lightning 6-1 in the finals.

Maroone Auto Plaza 1, John the Baker 0: Debbie Wetzel scored the lone goal off a long-range cross from Karleen Scott who passed from center field. John the Baker's defenders Laurie Morgan and Elizabeth Veras turned in a solid game.

Forever Young MedSpa 2, Soccer World 0: T.D. Milstein and Virginia Tola scored for Forever Young MedSpa off assists from Melissa Fiacco and Julie Henriquez. Soccer World's Roseline Duberceau, Lisette Foley and Debbie Bouldin all excelled in defense, while Leslie Ruiz, Diana Arenas and Alicia Poole played well in midfield.

Endurance Floor Co. 1, Cotrone and Cotrone 0: BettyAnne Gallagher scored the lone goal of the game off a pass from Christine Harber. Sandra Hernandez and Mary Dietz played well defensively. Cotrone's D'Aun Clark, Holly Cox and Barbara Klein excelled on defense, while Julie Yao and Kelly Williams played well.

Michelob is a recreational league for women over 30. Contact BettyAnne Gallagher at baluvssoccer@aol.com or go to http://members.aol.com/michelobsoccer.

Gary Curreri writes a weekly soccer column covering adult and travel league programs. To submit information, you may contact him by e-mail at SportsCom5@aol.com or call 954-755-6778 by 6 p.m. on Sunday. You can also fax information to 954-227-4279.